Fayetteville, NY -- Mikey Quigley had just left work Friday afternoon and was driving to meet his two brothers for dinner, a family friend said. It was his older brother Ryan's 26th birthday.

Mikey, 23, had his cell phone tucked away in his pocket as he drove east on Bartel Road in Cicero about 4:30 p.m. Friday, said Ann Marie Otis, a neighbor in Fayetteville who has known the Quigley family for the last 11 years.

For some unknown reason, Mikey Quigley looked down on his way to the restaurant. His Volkswagon Jetta veered into the westbound lane of Bartel Road and collided with a motor home around 4:30 p.m. Friday, Onondaga County Sheriff's Detective Jon Seeber said.

Michael Quigley was taken to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse and died a short time later.

"We're still actively investigating to determine what may have diverted his attention," Seeber said.

Quigley was not using his cell phone before the crash, the detective confirmed Sunday.

"He was such a great kid," Otis said. "I can't believe it... He constantly had a smile on his face."

Quigley, whose friends and family called him Mikey, worked at a bottle and can return redemption center off Bartel Road. He is survived by his parents, Ed and Judy Quigley, his brothers, Sean and Ryan, and a sister, Erin, all of Fayetteville.

"He was the most amazing brother and a great guy," Erin Quigley said. "He loved everyone so much."

Last summer, Mikey publicly posted a message on Facebook to let those he loved know that he loved them, and to remind everyone not to wait until it's too late. His mother shared his thoughts on Sunday, as the family made his funeral arrangements.

"Tell the ones close to you that you love them every chance you get," he wrote. "Never pass up an opportunity to visit them.

"You never know when that day will come when somthing (sic) so simple as doing this is not possible anymore," his message read. "And you sit there and wish you could go back and do so. With that being said, those of you who mean somthing (sic) to me you know who you are. I love you all!"